Synopsis: NGT’s Southern Bench suo motu probes toxic foam at Chennai’s Pattinapakkam beach post-Oct 22 rains. TNPCB blames sewage, high phosphates. Tribunal orders agencies to report by Jan 19, demands public warnings as kids play unaware in polluted froth, highlighting recurring coastal pollution crisis.

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of the thick layer of foam that covered Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai on 22 October, raising concerns over its potential health and ecological impact.

The Bench, comprising Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Prashant Gargava, initiated proceedings after media reports and photographs showed residents, including children, playing in the foam without awareness of the risks involved.

During

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